- [1521] عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : سَمِعتُ النَبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ : (( مَنْ حَجَّ الله فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ رَجَعَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ))
( صحيح البخاري )
The Hajj
The Hajj الحج
Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever performs Hajj for Allah’s pleasure and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
- [1592] عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَتْ : كَانُوا يَصُومُونَ عَاشُورَاءَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ رَمَضَانُ وكَانَ يوْمًا تُسْتَرُ فِيه الكَعْبَةُ ؛ فَلَمَا فَرَضَ الله رَمَضَانَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :(( مَنْ شَاءَ أنْ يَصُومَهُ فَلْيَصُمْه وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَلْيَتْرُكْهُ ))
( صحيح البخاري )
Narrated `Aisha
The people used to fast on ‘Ashura (the tenth day of the month of Muharram) before the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory. And on that day the Ka`ba used to be covered with a cover. When Allah made the fasting of the month of Ramadan compulsory, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever wishes to fast (on the day of ‘Ashura’) may do so; and whoever wishes to leave it can do so.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
- [ 1597] عن عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه : أنَّه جَاءَ إلى الحَجَرِ الأسْوَدِ فَقَبَّلَهُ فقال : إِنِّي أّعْلَمُ أنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لا تَضُرُّ ولا تَنْفَعْ ولولا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقَبِّلُكَ مَا قَبَّلتُكَ
( صحيح البخاري )
‘Umar (RAA) narrated that he kissed the Black Stone and said, ‘I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah’s Messenger(peace be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.’ Agreed upon
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
- [1620] عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ وَهُوَ يَطُوفُ بِالكَعْبَةِ بِإنْسَانٍ رَبَطَ يَدَهُ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ بِسَيْرٍ أَوْ بِخَيْطٍ أَوْ بِشَيْءٍ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَقَطَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِه ثُمَّ قَالَ : (( قُدْهُ بِيَدِهْ ))
( صحيح البخاري )
Narrated Ibn `Abbas
While the Prophet (peace be upon him) was performing Tawaf of the Ka`ba, he passed by a person who had tied his hands to another person with a rope or string or something like that. The Prophet (peace be upon him) cut it with his own hands and said, “Lead him by the hand.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
- (1348) عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها أَنِّ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : (( مَامِنْ يَوْمٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَنْ يَعْتِقَ الله فِيهِ عَبْدًا مِنَ النَّارِ مِنْ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ ؛ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَدْنُوا ثُمَّ يُبَاهِي بِهِمُ المَلائِكَةَ فَيَقُولُ : مَا أَرَادَ هَؤلاء ؟ ))
( صحيح مسلم )
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying
There is no day when God sets free more servants from Hell than the Day of ‘Arafa. He draws near, then praises them to the angels, saying: What do these want?
( Sahih Muslim )
- (1349) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ (( العُمْرَةُ إِلَى العُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَالحَجُّ المَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءٌ إِلَّا الجَنَّةُ ))
( البخاري ومسلم )
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “(The performance of) ‘Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous ‘Umrah; and the reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted) is nothing but Jannah
(Bukhari and Muslim)
- (1977) عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رضي الله عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : (( مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ذِبْحٌ يَذْبَحَهُ ؛ فَإِذَا أَهِلَّ هِلَالُ ذِي الحِجَّةِ فَلا يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعَرِهِ وَلا مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يُضَحِّي ))
( صحيح مسلم )
Umm Salama, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him), reported Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) to have said
He who has a sacrificial animal with him whom (he intends) to offer as sacrifice, and he enters the month of Dhu’I-Hijja, he should not get his hair cut or nails trimmed until he has sacrificed the animal
( Sahih Muslim )
- (877) عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قاَلَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (( نَزَلَ الحَجَرُ الأَسْوَدُ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَسَوَّدَتْهُ خَطَايَا بَنِي آدَمْ ))
( جامع الترمذي )
Ibn Abbas narrated that
The Messenger of Allah said: “The Black Stone descended from the Paradise, and it was more white than milk, then it was blackened by the sins of the children of Adam.”
( Jami aTirmidhi )
- (1493) عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : (( مَا عَمِلَ آدَمِيٌّ مِنْ عَمَلٍ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَحَبَّ إِلى اللهِ مِنْ إهْرَاقِ الدَّمِ ؛ إِنَّها لَتَأْتِي يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ بِقُرُونِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَا وَأَظْلافِهَا ؛ وَإِنَّ الدَّمَ لَيَقَعُ مِنَ اللهِ بِمَكَانٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقَعَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ ؛ فَطِيبُوا بِهَا نَفْسًا ))
( جامع الترمذي )
Narrated ‘Aishah
That the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “A human does no action from the actions on the day of Nahr more beloved to Allah then spilling blood. On the Day of judgement, it will appear with its horns, and hair, and hooves, and indeed the blood will be accepted by Allah from where it is received before it even falls upon earth, so let your heart delight in it.”
( Jami aTirmidhi )
- (2624) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( وَفْدُ اللَّهِ ثَلاثَةٌ : الغَازِي وَالحَاجُّ والمُعْتَمِرُ ))
( سنن النسائي )
Abu Hurairah said
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The guests of Allah are three: The ghazi, the Hajj (pilgrim) and the Mu’tamir”’
(Sunan an-Nasa’i)
- (2625) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : (( جِهَادُ الكَبِيرِ وَالصَّغِيرِ وَالضَّعِيفِ وَالمَرْأَةِ الحَجُّ وَالعُمْرَةُ ))
( سنن النسائي )
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of allah said
“Jihad of the elderly, the young, the weak, and women, is Hajj and ‘Umarah.”
(Sunan an-Nasa’i)
- (2629) عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : (( تَابِعُوا بَيْنَ الحَجِّ وَالعُمْرَةِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَنْفِيَانِ الفَقْرَ وَالذُّنُوبَ؛ كَمَا يَنْفِي الكِيرُ خَبَثَ الحَدِيدِ ))
( سنن النسائي )
Ibn ‘abbas said
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah consecutively; for they remove poverty and sin as the bellows removes impurity from iron.”’
(Sunan an-Nasa’i)